Complications of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of head and neck disease

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/019459988609400418· OSTI ID:5231052

Giebfried, J W; Lawson, W; Biller, H F

Hyperbaric oxygen has been advocated in the treatment of many head and neck diseases. Reports of such treatments have described eustachian tube dysfunction as the only complication. A review of patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen for head and neck diseases at The Mount Sinai Medical Center revealed serious complications, which included seizure, stroke, and myocardial infarction. In addition, follow-up study of these patients demonstrated that 11 patients treated for radiation-induced necrosis had an undiagnosed recurrence of cancer.

• Research Organization: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
• OSTI ID: 5231052
• Journal Information: Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg.; (United States), Vol. 4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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